how will i know when i need a new clutch?

i have an 04 GT (1st car with a standard trans.) and i want to know what signs to look for that tell me the clutch is going out. i have 61k on it (all stock) and idk how long these go without needing to be changed out. so can someone give a list of symptoms and signs so i know what to look out for and when to worry. thanks in advance.

Well #1 -- Don't Ride the clutch. Take your foot fully off the clutch ( don't even rest it on there ) when driving and shifting. When taking off don't ride the shit out of it. Get used to it so you can come up in one motion kind of quickly. Same when you shift into other gears. This will ensure it lasts as long as it can.

You should know if it is going - You will feel the RPM's going up when you HAM on the throttle quicker than they should and you will not feel as much power going to the tires.

You can always throw it in 4 th or 5th at a lower speed and hit Wide Open Throttle and if it dosn't slip at all you should be good.

Kinda like ALU said ... on the freeway 5th gear @ 50mph, ... clutch in, rev to like 4-5K, then drop the clutch. If the RPMs instantly drop hard ... then it's still holding well. If it slips, well then it's getting about that time.

^^i'm trying to learn my man. and i did it again and stayed on the gas...it made the same noise as before. it didn't grab hard, it made that screeching sound then just kept rolling. so if that is what you guys say the slipping is then i guess it's slipping. is this the best way to tell though? are there any other ways or signs?

^^^ man see, they way they were typing made it seem like i was supposed to be in 5th gear, hold the clutch in, rev to 4-5k, then drop the clutch, thats what i did. you're saying just goto 5th and punch it...i guess i'll try that after work. lol. thanks for the help you guys.

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